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The Struggle for Existence
The Struggle for Existence

The Struggle for Existence

Artist/Maker William R. Leigh United States, 1866 - 1955
Date1947
MediumOil on Canvas
Dimensionsimage: 45 × 60 in. (114.3 × 152.4 cm) frame: 58 1/4 × 73 1/4 in. (148 × 186.1 cm)
Credit LineJKM Collection, National Museum of Wildlife Art
Object numberW1995.039
ClassificationsPainting
On View
On view
DescriptionWolves circle around a pack of horses. The horses all group together in the center as the wolves close in around them. The ground is covered with snow.
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